Tufting-frame.



No. 729,588. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1903. J. H. HORSTMAN. TUFTING FRAME.

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' APATENTE) JUNE 2, 1903. J. H. HORSTMAN. TUPTING FRAME.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 24. 1902.

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' JOHN HENRY HORSTMAN, OE CINCINNATI, omo.

TUFTINGFRAME.

A SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,588, dated June2, 1903. Application tiled Ortober 24, 1902. Serial No. 128,FZ8. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that l', J OHN HENRY IIoRsT- MAN, a citizen of the 'UnitedStates of America, and a resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton,State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTufting-Frames, of which the following is a speciiication.

Theobject of my invention is a tuftingframe in which the prods forpassing through the burlap and cover may be readily adjustedlongitudinally and transversely for use with tufts of different stylesand sizes and which has a novel means for securing the tuftin g-buttonin place. rihis Objectis attained by the means described in thespecication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view of a cutting-frame embodying my invention, theright-hand end of the frame being shown with a piece of burlap over it,the center of the frame showing the burlap removed to expose thetransverse bars and the tufting-prods mounted thereon, and the left-handend of the frame showing the swinging side pieces broken away. Fig. 2 isa transverse sectional view of the same upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 3is a detail plan view of one end of a transverse bar,

showing two of the tufting-prods mounted thereon, upon an enlargedscale, with the swinging arms journaled thereon. Fig. 4 is a. detailside elevation of the same, one of the tufting-prods and the swingingarm mounted thereon for bending.` prongs of the tuftingbutton beingshown in elevation and the other being shown in section. Fig. 5 is adetail elevation of one of the tufting-prods and the swinging arm, takenat a right angle to the view shown in Fig. 4. Fig. (i is a detail viewof the same, taken in the same position as that shown in Fig. 4, the[ull line showing the position of the swinging member before the prongsare bent and the dotted line showing its position in the course of theoperation. Fig. 7 is a detail View showing the tutt, the button, and thewasher in the positions they occupy when the operation vis complete.

Referring to the parts, the tufting-frame consists of end members a a'and side members o? a3. Members a2 and a3 have a series of longitudinalperforations a4 to receive pins ZJ b', which project downward from theends of transverse bars B. These porforations are placed at distancesapart such that the transverse bars may be secured iu place at anydesired distance apart, according to the style and size of the .uft tobe formed. Upon bars I3 are mounted a series of adjustable tuftingprodsC. End members o!y a are scaled olf, so that the prods C may be adjustedto the positions upon the transverse bars B, desired for the particularform of tuft being made. Upon side members u? a3 are hinged strips w" a,which are turned down upon ends of transverse bars B after they havebeen adjusted to hold them more firmly in place, as shown in Fig. 1.

Transverse bars B consist of parallel rods b2 b3, connected at theirends by a block b, from which the pins b and b' project.

Each of prods C consists of a dat vertical stud c, having lateralfingers c o2, which engage rods b2 b3 snugly, so as to allow ltheprodsto be pushed along the rods to any desired position and to holdthemselves in place with a yielding pressure. Between fingers c c2 andbeneath stud c is secured a horizontal journal-pin c3, upon whichaswinging arm c is journaled. Arm c4 has upon each side two guide-wingsc5 c6. Arm c4 is capable of arevolution about pin c3 through an angle ofone hundred and eighty degrees.

In operation after tuftingprods C have been adj usted to the positionsdesired for the style of tuft, the position shown in Fig. 1 being thatused for diamond tufts, washers D are placed over each stud c, burlap cis placed over the frame and is pushed down, so that the prods C projectu p through it. The frame has horizontal pins aB upon each side uponwhich the burlap is caught. Stay-rods F are then placed over the burlapand pushed through perforations a7 in the sides a2 n3 to hold the burlapin place, this being the only function of the rods F, and the same beingremoved after the operation is complete by sirnply pulling them outthrough the perforatons a7. The burlap beingin place, cover e',which haspreferably been previously pierced at the requisite intervals with holesto receive the studs c, is placed upon the burlap, studs c IOOprojecting up through the cover.

'frame pulls swinging arm first in one direction, which bends one of theprongs upward against the washer, and then pushesit in the otherdirection, which bends the other prong upward. After the tufts have beenstuffed and the buttons inserted in place and bent, as thus described,the rods F being removed, the cushion may be readily removed from thefranae, as the prongs and washers pass freely upward clear of the studsc, by an upward pull. Y

W'hat I claim is- 1. In a tufting-frame the combination of a frame,transverse bars adjustable longitudinally upon the frame, flat tufting-preds adapted to project up through the cover and to enter betweenand to act as a guide for the prongs of the button in their passagethrough the goods and washelgsaid prods being mounted upon andadjustable along the transverse bars.

2. The combination of a flame, transverse bars adjustablelongitudinally' upon the frame, each transverse bar consisting of twoparallel rods, flat tufting-prods adapted to project up through thecover and to enter between and act asa guide for the prongs of thebutton in their passage through the goods and washers, said prods havingfingers to engage the rods and to adapt them to slide transversely uponthe rods to be adjusted to dif- "iszgrsasA ferent positions,substantially as shown and described.

prongs of tufting-buttons substantially as,

shownl and described.

4. A tufting-frame, transverse bars mounted upon the frame consisting'of two parallel rods, tufting-prods mounted between the rods, ajournal-pin secured between the rods beneath the tufting-prod, and aswinging arm journaled upon the pin for bending the prongs oftufting-buttonssubstantially as shown and described.

5. A't-ufting-frame, transverse bars mounted upon the frame consistingof two parallel rods, tnfting-prods each consistingof a stud withlateral fingers for adjustably engaging the rods, a [in mounted betweenthe fingers beneath the stud, and a swinging arm journaled upon the pinfor bending the prongs of tnfting-buttons substantially as shown anddescribed.

6. A tufting-frame having in its side members a series of perforations,transverse bars having' at their ends downwardly-projecting pinstoengage the perforations for adj nsting the rods, strips hinged to theside members to be turned down upon the ends of the transverse bars,tuftiug-prods mounted adjustably upon the transverse bars substantiallyas shown and described.

.W. F. MURRAY, A. MCCORMACK.

